The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-10-19
Washington County.
Barre.

LAST Sunday afternoon Mrs. Robert
Hillary, while walking near the Methodist
church, stumbled and sustained severe
injury to the hip. Although suffering much,
she was removed to her home during the
afternoon. - A subscription paper has
been circulated to obtain funds with which
to purchase a flag for the staff recently
erected at the engine-house. In case of
fire it is to be used as signal to the boys
employed in the shops. - The ladies
of the Methodist church will give a honey
social " next Friday evening at the vestry
of the church. Supper will be served from
five to seven o'clock. - Rev. Mr.. Eaton
of Burlington delivers the address before
the Vermont Bible Society at half-past seven
o'clock this "wednesday evening. -
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Chubb are to spend the
winter at Washington, d. G. They leave
here about the middle of November -
Fred Mears has purchased Of his father the
Judge Wood farm and taken possession.
- The Ladies' Union of the Univer-
salist church hold fair at their vestry Fri
day and Saturday evenings of this week.
- Dodge w. Sowles was thrown from
his wagon Monday morning He was
dragged some distance and badly bruised,
incapacitating him for work for the present.
- We understand that dedicatory serv-
ices are to be held in the Congregational
church next Friday. - Nelson Richard
son of Davenport, Iowa, is visiting his
mother and friends here. He is desirous of
securing several teachers for university in
Davenport. While able to find many who
would like positions of the kind, it seems
difficult to procure those who are well pre-
pared to teach in any special branch. -
In the report of the ball-game between the
Goddards and Waterburys, in last weeks
WATCHMAN, the score should have read
thirty-three to two. - The Barre Nov
city Company is a new corporation recently
organized and chartered. 1t is to begin
wit n nan nj nT w IL
to he increased, and manufacture me-
chanics' tools. The works will probably be
located in the Hobbs shop, where efficient
power can be obtained from large sta
tionary engine - G.. b. Durkee owns a
four-months-od colt, which was born at
Williamstown, is of brownish color, with
fur, nose and tail similar to those of a rat.
1t has no name, has long hind-legs, one
game leg and is totally blind. - Herbert
Blodgett of ST. Johnsbury began last week
as cashier in the Granite Savings Bank.
He succeeds C.. b. Martin, resigned. -
Rev. j. r.. Bartlett was in town last week.
- Mrs Alvin Drury is quite i'll. -
A. M. Dean is manufacturing door-plates
- There was large attendance at the
races Saturday. The running race was won
by George Lavature's Oliver;' second
money by C. Huntingtons " Brown DAM"
third, by K. Houghton's " Rocket" Best
time, 81; half-mile heats. In the green
race the first money was won by Wilbur
Shepard's " Western Boy" second, by W.
W. Joslyn's Maud" third by Durkee's
Kate Blackstone" Time 1908, 1903, $40.
In the three-minute race the first money
was won by w. l.. Stafford's Little Won
der" second, by o. S. Cartoons " Reindeer;"
third, by II. p, Wheeler's Tempest"
fourth, by Henry Lasell's " Button" Time,
304, 3:02 In the two-hfty race the first
money was won by, George w: Lynde's
Black Dam" second, by II. Whitcomb's
Harry W." third, by j. X. Lynde's
Laura c." Time, 2:i94, 2'494, 2:53.
Berlin.
REV. JOHN J. HALL expects to preach in
the Loomis school-house Sunday afternoon
at four o'clock.
Cabot.
EDUCATIONAL meetings have been held by
Town Superintendent Lamson in nearly all
the districts in town. They were we'll at
tended and better interest in education
has been awakened, - Next Sabbath is
the eighty-sixth anniversary of the organiza.
ton OF the Congregational church, A praise
meeting will take the place of the regular
morning service. The exercises will con-
sist of singing, prayer, brief historical ac-